How to Identify Scyliorhinidae

Key Identification Features

• The caudal fin is short and broad, with a notch near the tip of the upper lobe and an indistinct lower lobe.
• A second distinctive marking is the saddle between the spiracles, which is stretched and swept back on each side to form a bar across the gill slits.
• The caudal fin is broad, nearly horizontal, and has an indistinct lower lobe.
• The short, broad caudal fin has an indistinct lower lobe and a distinct ventral notch near the tip of its upper lobe.

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